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4 10 THE NEW TANNER Local firm revolutionizes brid DERNHA WILSON B.Se., 0.04, Thompson Wellness Contre 25 Main Street North Aton, Ontario 171 1¥9 (519) 853-3460 By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Build a better -- and cheaper -- bridge and they will line up to buy it. "They" being cash- strapped municipalities with long lists of aging bridges that need to be replaced, who are now turning to a new Acton company -- Saltech -- to design, build and install a new type of composite bridge. Saltech -- four partners from the Acton area and a stable-of engineers -- opened just six months ago in two buildings on Commerce Crescent, after three years of research and development. The firm, with the help of Russian engineers, took a fibreglass technology used to build bridge decks in the United States, and expanded it to actually make the bridges from fibreglass, metal and wood -- pre- designed bridges that are cheaper by up to 30 per cent bridge building code to THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004 Problem "raise the standard of how bridges will be built." Two pilot projects done recently by the company, including replacement of a bridge in Guelph/Eramosa, quickly proved Saltech's cost and timesaving claims over the use of. conventional concrete to rebuild or replace a bridge. Crawford Dewar, one of Saltech's partners, said their state-of-the-art bridges are Canadians, we developed We're changing our hours! Beginning March 1*, BMO Bank of Montreal® Acton branch will be offering extended hours to make banking more convenient for you. Enjoy the same banking services Monday to Wednesday | 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday | 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Our new hours will allow our team of experienced this technology with engineers at universities all over the U.S.," Dewar said on Friday, adding they did two pilot projects to show that the technology works. Dewar said Saltech saved Guelph/Eramosa Township $100,000 on a recent project to replace a bowstring bridge, built in 1921, on the Sixth Line of Eramosa, just north of Highway 24. Saltech also saved Bolton Dewar points to reports showing that Canada has a $2-trillion infrastructure in bridges, with a $49-billion backlog of bridges that are 50 years and older and need replacing. He said using a fibreglass composite bridge "stops the vicious cycle" of constantly replacing bridges with concrete, which only carry a one-year warranty on design and installation, whereas ge building Solution Saltech gives a 25-year warranty. "We love fibreglass because it is immune to salt and water, Dewar said, adding to replace a bridge with concrete could disrupt traffic for up to three months, where with Saltech's technology the bridge parts are designed and manufactured in Acton and taken on site, where it takes an hour-and-a-half to with this technology, it never would have been accepted, but with dwindling dollars from the province, municipalities -- now bridge owners -- are taking the state of their bridges "very seriously." "So, the downside to downloading for municipalities was like a nemesis, but for us it is a market," Dewar said. Along with the four partners, Saltech employs © FOOY/HAIL CARE over conventional concrete made of fibreglass, metaland $288,000 on a bridge _ install. seven at the two Acton : structures, lighter and much wood and cost replacement project. Dewar said ifhe'd gone to _ plants and has 12 engineers # SPORT INJURIES faster to install. approximately $2,000 per- "Those projects basically municipalities five yearsago _ on staff in Scarborough. be hosting a Candlelight Service at the Cenotaph on May 7, 2004. This event involves the children of our community, as well as the Legion veterans and general membership. Invitations will be going out to our local schools, in the near future. I am advised that attendance at past services has been good, and gratifying to those who took part. Please mark your calendar for this date. BU oom mom rte Thinking of RRSP Investing? Edward Jones can answer your questions. © PEDIATRICS "Our bridges exceed the square-metre, compared with _ confirmed that our company OIABETIC/ARTHRITIC Ontario bridge code that is $3,500-per-square metre for is capable of doing what it FOOT CONDITIONS recognized all over the a conerete bridge. promised, and based on that, Lala LEGION NEws cusron ontvortes world," Dewar said, adding Canada is LS years our company has already e --__._ By Alison Willmott -~ Saltech has submitted behind the United States (in received two projects from 197 P.R.O. AND FOOTWEAR documents with the Federal bridge replacement one customer and a project z it 5 ayepie © HOME VISITS government to change the. technology), so as from another," Dewar said. COMME Ss ie Eyre Wart The AMmivetsary" Demer and Honours and Awards night tickets are now available at the bar -- $25 per person. Please remember, members and one guest only. Yours in comradeship. LADIES' AUXILIARY Notes: Darts being held in Georgetown, Saturday, February 21 - Acton had three teams participating. Cribbage, February 28 @ Cooksville. Saturday, March 6 Acton will be hosting the Zone Euchre - Ladies please call Marg Bromby to have your name put on the list to play. Come out and support your Auxiliary. Saturday, March 20 "Fun Day" in Brampton - a bus will be supplied - come out and enjoy the day, this is the last event for our sports schedule. March 27 is the Branch's Anniversary Dinner & Dance, I would like to see as many LA : : = : Rule #1: Have a plan. members as possible attend professionals to assist you with any of your financial Rube Aas > Bote Vilna by this event. Tickets are on sale d h ti sant { : as ae See a @ the bar for $25 each. 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